LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
MARCH 15, 2017
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Westport Conservation Commission pursuant to the Connecticut Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, and the Regulations for the Protection and Preservation of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses of the Town of Westport (IWW Regulations) to be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in the Room 201/201A at 7:00 p.m. of the Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue. The Commission shall meet to take such action under the purview of the Town’s IWW Regulations and the Waterway Protection Line Ordinance as the meeting may determine with regard to the following:
Changes or Additions to the Agenda. The Commission may amend the agenda by a 2/3 vote to include items not requiring a Public Hearing.
Work Session I: 7:00 p.m., Room 201/201A (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.) The following applications will be “received” by the Conservation Commission subject to determination of completion. A public hearing will not be opened at this time for the following applications:
1.Receipt of Applications
2.Report by Colin Kelly, Conservation Compliance Officer on the status of existing enforcement activity.
3.Approval of February 15, 2017 meeting minutes.
4.Other Business
Public Hearing: 7:10 p.m., Room 201/201A. The following applications will be “received” by the Conservation Commission subject to determination of completion. If applications are determined to be complete the Commission will proceed by opening the hearing. (At this time interested parties may be heard after being recognized by the Chairman. Written communication may be received for all applications until the public hearing is closed.) Applications and plans may be examined in the Conservation Department, Room 205, Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, during regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
1.595 Riverside Avenue & 4 Elaine Road: Application WPL #10358-17; Application of Stephen J. Edwards, Director of Public Works, on behalf of the Town of Westport, for the replacement of approximately 1,300 linear feet of an existing sanitary sewer force main with a new HDPE force main. The proposed activity is predominantly below the bed of the Saugatuck River, and the construction method proposed is the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Both the entry and exit access points for the HDD are outside of the WPL area of the Saugatuck River.
2.3 North Ridge: Application #IWW/M-10363-17 by Kousidis Engineering LLC on behalf of Sherri Raifaisen to amend wetland boundary map #E15.
3.127 Beachside Avenue: Application #IWW,WPL-10361-17 by LANDTECH on behalf of Liz & Michael Janis to construct a new pervious patio area, driveway, minor regrading and buffer planting. Portions of the work are within the upland review area and the WPLO area of an unnamed tributary to Sasco Brook.
4.107 Old Road: Application #IWW,WPL-10362-17 by LANDTECH on behalf of the Estate of Catherine D Fleming to subdivide an existing 6.11 acre lot into 4 residential lots, each to support a single family dwelling. A portion of the proposed activity is within the wetland, the upland review area and the WPL area of an unnamed tributary to Sasco Brook.
Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)
1.Other business.
The Commission may not open new business on the agenda after 11:00 p.m. at the discretion of the Chairman. This includes applications scheduled for public hearings. Items shall be continued or rescheduled to a later date as necessary.
Patricia Shea, Esq.To be published TWICE
ChairmanOnce on Friday, March 3, 2017 and
Conservation CommissionOnce on Friday, March 10, 2017
CC:Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair RTM Environment Committee